Nicholas Brendon, who starred on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, was detained in Boise, Idaho on Friday night on suspicion of damaging property and resisting arrest and spent several hours in jail.

The 43-year-old actor's manager had no immediate comment. Brendon was in town for an appearance at Tree City Comic Con.

Boise police said they received a call around 9:30 p.m. on Friday about a disturbance in a hotel lobby involving Brendon and staff members. When officers arrived, they found the actor showing "signs of intoxication" and said he "repeatedly refused officers' commands to stay seated while officers tried to speak with witnesses."

Police said Brendon tried to walk away, after which officers arrested him for resisting and obstructing. Authorities also said hotel staff reported that he had broken a decorative dish and that they wished to press charges.

Brendon was then booked into a local jail on charges of malicious injury to property and resisting or obstructing officers, which are both misdemeanors.

Actor Nicholas Brendon faces new charges after a second disturbance at a Florida hotel.

Brendon, who has appeared on the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Criminal Minds," posted $1,000 bond Saturday from the Leon County jail.

Tallahassee Police say he was charged Friday with damage to property and criminal mischief after damaging his room.

Brendon told the Tallahassee Democrat that he took sleeping pills and then went "into a blackout." He said he's been dealing with depression but not taking medication. He said he would seek a doctor's care and meet with fans Sunday at a convention.

Brendon faced similar charges after an incident last month at a Fort Lauderdale hotel. In October, Brendon said he would seek treatment after a similar arrest at an Idaho hotel.

Brendon, who was supposed to be a two-day headliner at this weekend's ALT*Con pop culture festival at the Leon County Fairgrounds, was charged with damage to property and criminal mischief. He was released on Saturday afternoon and is scheduled to be in court March 30.

Brendon, in an exclusive interview with the Tallahassee Democrat, characterized the incident as a "blackout" after taking nine sleeping pills.

He said he has been dealing with depression off and on and "I stopped taking my meds a while ago, which was a mistake," Brendon said. "It culminated yesterday with my taking some sleeping pills and then going into a blackout."

He was arrested last month in Fort Lauderdale on similar charges after he damaged a hotel room there. He said he would seek help after a similar October arrest in an Idaho hotel.

According to court records, Brendon damaged and turned over furniture and had flipped the bed in the Hotel Duval room he was staying in.

Records say he also smashed a porcelain figurine, pulled the phone out of the wall and clogged the toilet, spilling water out onto the room's carpet.

A bottle of prescription medication found by police that had been filled Friday with 10 pills had only one remaining.

The Tallahassee Police Department was called to the hotel after reports Brendon wanted to file a report about a missing wallet and phone. TPD officers said Brendon in a "state of confusion," when they made contact with the actor.

Hotel Duval managers estimated the damage between $200 and $1,000 and told Tallahassee Police investigators the actor had been taking pills and drinking alcohol throughout the day.

Around 8:45 p.m. Friday, other hotel guests reported that Brendon was sleeping on the floor in front of his room and that he had tried to enter another guest's room.

Brendon said he will continue to seek the help of his doctor and spend all day Sunday at the ALT*Con event meeting with fans.

"These events kind of give me help and I love meeting my fans," he said. "So, it's kind of like the refuge outside of my head."

Quote: Dr. Phil on Nicholas Brendon Walking Off Set: He Chose to Disengage Before a Dialogue Ever Happened.

Nicholas Brendon sought out Dr. Phil this year to help him overcome his battle with addiction, but when it came time to meet face-to-face with the TV personality, it proved all too much for the former Buffy the Vampire Slayer star.

During his visit to The Dr. Phil Show, the 44-year-old troubled actor walked off set before the interview was finished.

Finally got around to watching this, and I just gotta think that he knows lotta folks are pulling for him. With out delving into to whether he's using his situation as an excuse or a crutch, or he's got real issues, I just hope he gets his feet under him, and soon.

Gotta imagine acting is a tough business for him to be in, with the highs and lows of working , not working, having a great gig, having a crappy gig, etc...

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